Face off!

Me and Scuba having a rawhide competition!

Look at us both eating so intently!


And nothing beats having a tummy rubba at the same time.


And guess who still came up the winner?

ME!!


Unfortunately, the winner doesn't get any extra. And Scuba is not giving his up too.

(PS: Ignore my sister screaming in the background, she's just trying to make conversation.)

Answers out!

And here are the answers to 'How well do you know me?'

Many got tricked by questions 3 and 5.

Many guessed that I doesn't like nail clipping but in fact, I'm quite ok with nail clipping. I dislike bathing, my M will have to push and slide me nearer the showerhead everytime I take my bath.

And I will 'die' when banged at but my tail will keep wagging and my head would usually be still off the ground.


1) What is Helios afraid of?
a) Loud noises
b) Big, burly, strangers
c) Large bags
d) Sudden movement
e) All of the above.... and more

2) What is Helios commonly also known as?
a) Cutie pie
b) Siao Gao (Dialect for crazy dog)
c) Handsome boy
d) Smarty Pants
e) Itchy Mouth

3) What does Helios dislike most?
a) Cleaning ears
b) Cutting nails
c) Bathing
d) Clipping paw fur
e) Biscuit on nose trick

4) What can get Helios excited?
a) Food
b) Toys
c) Beach
d) Humans
e) Everything and anything

5) If you play 'bang' with Helios, what would his most likely reaction?
a) "argh! I'm dead!"
b) "I'll die, but I'm not happy about it at all"
c) "I'm too young to die! "
d) "Why are you doing pointy fingers at me?"
e) *chomp! * "That was a yummy finger"

6) If you're standing, where would Helios most likely poke you?
a) Butt
b) Jump up and poke your face
c) Toes
d) Knees
e) Hands

7) What is Helio's play style with other dogs?
a) Rough and tumble
b) The stalker
c) Sweet kissing
d) Doesn't play with other dogs
e) Relax one corner together

8) What fetish does Helios has?
a) Diaper fetish
b) Butt fetish
c) Garbage bin fetish
d) Foot fetish
e) Toilet bowl fetish

How well do you know me?

My M set up this list of questions to see how well her friends know me. Here's the questions reproduced here. Take it and let me know how well you know (and love) ME!

1) What is Helios afraid of?
a) Loud noises
b) Big, burly, strangers
c) Large bags
d) Sudden movement
e) All of the above.... and more

2) What is Helios commonly also known as?
a) Cutie pie
b) Siao Gao (Dialect for crazy dog)
c) Handsome boy
d) Smarty Pants
e) Itchy Mouth

3) What does Helios dislike most?
a) Cleaning ears
b) Cutting nails
c) Bathing
d) Clipping paw fur
e) Biscuit on nose trick

4) What can get Helios excited?
a) Food
b) Toys
c) Beach
d) Humans
e) Everything and anything

5) If you play 'bang' with Helios, what would his most likely reaction?
a) "argh! I'm dead!"
b) "I'll die, but I'm not happy about it at all"
c) "I'm too young to die! "
d) "Why are you doing pointy fingers at me?"
e) *chomp! * "That was a yummy finger"

6) If you're standing, where would Helios most likely poke you?
a) Butt
b) Jump up and poke your face
c) Toes
d) Knees
e) Hands

7) What is Helio's play style with other dogs?
a) Rough and tumble
b) The stalker
c) Sweet kissing
d) Doesn't play with other dogs
e) Relax one corner together

8) What fetish does Helios has?
a) Diaper fetish
b) Butt fetish
c) Garbage bin fetish
d) Foot fetish
e) Toilet bowl fetish


Answers will be revealed next week!

Irritating me?

My M was talking to her friends the other day, and I overheard her saying that I'm lucky I'm a dog. Coz if I'm a human, I'll be a very irritating human. It's only because I'm a cute dog that I can get away so so many things.

She said: Imagine you have a friend or colleague who constantly bugs you, and when you tell them off or is sarcastic, all the sarcasm goes past their heads and they still smile at you goofily, as if you're in love with them.

Imagine a friend or colleague who basically has 3 modes in life
- I love everyone and EVERYONE loves ME!
- What's happening? What's happening? What what what?? Who who who??
- Me! Me! Me! I want in! Memememememe!!!

Irritating me?


I'm so glad I'm a dog if human me is gonna be so unpopular.

But precisely because I'm a cute dog, EVERYONE loves ME!!!!

(M: Groan)

Play with me! Part 2

After failing to get Joey to play with me, I next tried with Scuba's other brother, Pepper.



But strangely, Pepper can't be bothered with me as well.

I wonder why won't anyone play with me. Is there something wrong with me?


(PS: Pepper won't play with my baby sister as well. But then again, apparently my baby sister is scared of cats. She screams when cats get too close to her or meows at her. The humans are wondering why she's ok with dogs of all sizes and barking, but screams when she's near a cat. My M thinks maybe coz she's born under the chinese Year of the Rat.)

Please help the poor dogs of Pulau Ketam

This is a very sad post I have to make. My M received a link from my previous post, highlighting the poor plights of strays in Pulau Ketam in Malaysia.

Some 300 strays were rounded by the residents there and dumped on a deserted island with no food, shelter whatsoever and left to fend for themselves. These poor dogs have no way of surviving, and many died, with the living eating the carcasses of the dead dogs to stay alive.

Luckily, there are some kind souls who are now embarking on a rescue mission to save the surviving dogs. Full story can be read here.




If you are in Malaysia and would like to help, please contact the rescue team. If you are overseas and can contribute some money, you can Paypal to tvsmith@gmail.com

Superglue me!

Last friday was a howliday, to the humans decided to bring us out for a run and picnic at a nice field. My M was expecting me to run like the wind since we're in such a big open area.

Wind~~


But instead I superglued myself to Jack the whole time. And since Jack refused to move much, neither did I.

I love Jack!


Even if he scolds me...


Even if he tries to run away from me...


My M was complaining that 90% of the photos she took of me that day has Jack in it...

Me and Jack... again!


Other than the one she forced me aside to take a nice handsome picture of me.

Handsome me


Even when my baby sister told me Jack doesn't like me, I didn't believe her.

Sherylyn: Go away, Jack doesn't like you
Jack: Yeah, buzz off!
Helios: I don't believe you.


Even when there was food, I still preferred Jack, although he preferred the bun.



(Anyone noticed that my baby sister is begging.... AGAIN?!)

Scuba, for once, had a happy outing coz there's no swimming.

Yippeee


Joey was as usual playing ball.


Joey has this habit of throwing his ball at a chosen human's feet and it will be that human's turn to throw his ball. And if the human is slow, he'll bark to hurry them up. But I don't know why he'd think that my baby sister will throw his ball for him.



(Note: Scuba is in the background where all the food is)

Look how my baby sister is totally ignoring him.



Well, it was a happy day for all of us since it was different from our usual outing places. I hope we can get to go again soon!

(Note: Helios has this strange habit of supergluing himself to the dog that he likes. He'll choose a dog for the day (sometimes he doesn't find any that he loves so he'll be minding his own business), and once he finds a target, he'll shadow the dog all over the place like a serial stalker. He doesn't mind being scolded by the dog, he just likes to stick really close and get the dog to play.)